Sarsaparilla practice piece
96mm x 26mm x 4mm
Sanded to 400 & finished in Ubeaut Trad Wax.
The timber came from our land, knocked over by Larry last year.
The end grain of the sap wood tears out badly but the side grain is beautiful.
Finished this one by continually wetting the crook grain with water & then carefully shear scraping it.
As soon as the scrapings stopped coming off as mud, I put more water on it.
Eventually it could be sanded without the torn grain showing up
Given more time & a better piece of timber (more heartwood) I would have gone a bit thinner & finished it with DO instead of wax.
Focus is a bit crook on the side shot.